Symantec Veritas Netbackup prior 6.0 administers privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Veritas Netbackup. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file administers. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-1389. The attack can only be done within the local network. Additionally, an exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Symantec Veritas Netbackup (Backup Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file administers. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unknown vulnerability in the Veritas NetBackup Administrative Assistant interface for NetBackup BusinesServer 3.4, 3.4.1, and 4.5, DataCenter 3.4, 3.4.1, and 4.5, Enterprise Server 5.1, and NetBackup Server 5.0 and 5.1, allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the bpjava-susvc process, possibly related to the call-back feature.

The bug was discovered 10/21/2004. The weakness was released 10/21/2004 with Veritas (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at seer.support.veritas.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-1389 since 01/31/2005. The attack needs to approached within the local network. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 6.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at seer.support.veritas.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8594.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17811), Exploit-DB (9941), SecurityFocus (BID 11494†), OSVDB (11026†) and Secunia (SA12901†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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MetaSploit ID: veritas_netbackup_cmdexec.rb
MetaSploit Name: VERITAS NetBackup Remote Command Execution
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Recommended: Patch
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Upgrade: Veritas Netbackup 6.0
Patch: seer.support.veritas.com
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10/18/2004 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: seer.support.veritas.com
Researcher: http://www.veritas.com
Organization: Veritas
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-1389 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1389
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-931
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X-Force: 17811 - Symantec VERITAS NetBackup bpjava-susvc allows elevated privileges, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 11494 - Veritas NetBackup Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 12901 - VERITAS NetBackup "bpjava-susvc" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 11026 - VERITAS NetBackup bpjava-susvc Arbitrary Privileged Command Execution
SecurityTracker: 1011863
Vulnerability Center: 9805 - Veritas NetBackup Privilege Escalation via the Bpjava-Susvc Process, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 10/18/2004 11:27
Updated: 01/26/2025 04:30
Changes: 10/18/2004 11:27 (92), 06/29/2019 17:44 (1), 11/21/2024 13:03 (17), 01/26/2025 04:30 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:C08:103

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